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My Turn
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his album Leave Me Where You Found Me (2023), rapper, singer, and songwriter Iann Dior featured the track “ My Turn...
Deric Hollings
Jun 197 min read
The Gift of Memory Lives On
[ DISCLAIMER ] On their 2011 album Professional Dreamers , a hip hop group from Västerås, Sweden known as Looptroop Rockers released...
Deric Hollings
Jun 188 min read
One
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 2007, the late rapper Sean Price ( also known as Sean P, Ruck, Scagnetti, Tha Inflicsta, Ruckus, Decepticon Sean,...
Deric Hollings
Jun 177 min read
WX3
[ DISCLAIMER ] I suspect old school hip hop heads will recall the track “ WWIII ” by Shabaam Sahdeeq and Pharoahe Monch from the...
Deric Hollings
Jun 167 min read
Retarded
[ DISCLAIMER ] The term “retard” refers to a delay or impediment of development or progress: to slow up, especially by preventing or...
Deric Hollings
Jun 1510 min read
The Wisdom of eLZhi
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Personally, one of the hip hop artists which delineate the distinction between a mere rapper and...
Deric Hollings
Jun 149 min read
Stop the Violence
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recall the early days of hip hop (a subcultural movement and art form encompassing music—comprised of turntablism,...
Deric Hollings
Jun 1131 min read
Aight, Bet
[ DISCLAIMER ] There are two words that I heard in my childhood and which apparently have gained resurgence of interest by today’s...
Deric Hollings
Jun 96 min read
No Help
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , photographer: Eric Lee /The New York Times, fair use Because I’m not personally responsible or...
Deric Hollings
Jun 67 min read
Don't Stop; Get It, Get It
[ DISCLAIMER ] After having been sent from Amarillo, Texas to Aurora, Colorado to live with my dad in the late ‘80s, Rob Base & DJ E-Z...
Deric Hollings
Jun 37 min read
All I Do Is Win
[ DISCLAIMER ] I sat at a table in Torchy’s Tacos and awaited my takeout order when five multiracial males of approximately middle to...
Deric Hollings
Jun 35 min read
Shootin'
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use Etch A Sketch In childhood, I spent hours doodling on an Etch A Sketch drawing toy....
Deric Hollings
May 2510 min read
No Better Time Than Right Now
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his 2001 album Face Off , Georgia rapper Pastor Troy released a track entitled “ Oh Father ”. I appreciated the song...
Deric Hollings
May 255 min read
The Block Is Hot
[DISCLAIMER] Property of Rebel Base Productions and Adult Swim, fair use Season one, episode 14 of adult animated sitcom The...
Deric Hollings
May 226 min read
Shadez of Oppression
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use During a 1964 interview, el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (better known as Malcolm X) was asked about his...
Deric Hollings
May 218 min read
Why You Lyin'?
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use According to one source that explains the origin of memes, “Why The F**k You Lyin’ is a viral...
Deric Hollings
May 206 min read
I Can't Take It: It's More Than I Can Handle
[DISCLAIMER] Have you ever been exposed to a CS gas chamber? I have. In a blogpost entitled Resilience, I described my experience from...
Deric Hollings
May 196 min read
IDC
[ DISCLAIMER ] In the late ‘90s, when the Internet was still a relatively novel experience for most people, I participated in an online...
Deric Hollings
May 189 min read
Appreciation
[ DISCLAIMER ] When stationed in Okinawa, Japan (1997-1999), while serving in the field of military police (MP) as a United States...
Deric Hollings
May 177 min read
Sojourner
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use The Activist Describing the above photo, one source states: This carte de visite depicts...
Deric Hollings
May 1312 min read
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